"Originally released on Savoy in 1955, very soon after Bird departed this mortal coil, The Genius of Charlie Parker, is a compilation of recordings from 1944-1948 -- a period of particularly profound material from one of jazz's most important artists. Joining the alto saxophonist on these sessions reads like a who's who of jazz greats from Dizzy Gillespie to Max Roach, Bud Powell to Miles Davis. Some of the greatest bebop ever put to tape, lovingly reissued on LP by Doxy."